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Bourgeois Bohème

Category
Accounting

BOBO Famex™ is a private financial and lifestyle platform designed for high-net-worth families and the trusted people around them. Built by two leading European family offices, BOBO was created to solve the everyday complexity that comes with managing wealth across multiple homes, people, and responsibilities.

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Northern Trust Family Office Technology

Category
Consolidated Reporting

Northern Trust is a global financial institution that provides asset servicing, investment management and wealth management services for institutions, high-net-worth individuals and families or their family offices.

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Company
Founded

  • 2018

Headquarters

  • Lithuania

Team Size

  • 11-50 employees

Global Reach

  • While headquartered in Lithuania, BOBO Famex™ operates with a cross-border footprint and serves clients across key HNW hubs globally. The platform is designed to support families and family offices operating in multiple jurisdictions and currencies.

Top 5 Markets

  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • France
  • Sweden
  • Finland

Ownership

  • Privately owned by management
  • Backed by external investors (non-client, non-staff)

News and PR
Social Channels

100-500 (in GFO’s division)


$6.1 billion ($286.3 million – GFO’s trust fees)


  • 1889


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  • United States of America


  • Chicago
  • London
  • Guernsey
  • Luxembourg
  • Abu Dhabi


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  • $114 billion (Northern Trust’s GFO)


$900 million  (median $350 million)

Client
Primary

  • Individual wealth owners
  • Single-family offices
  • Multi-family offices

Secondary

  • Private banks
  • Fiduciary & advisory firms
  • Private schooling, real estate & property management companies


  • Single-family offices


  • Individual wealth owners


  • Approx. 500 GFO clients

Product
BoBo Essentials

  • Structure and simplify daily financial operations
  • Delegate spending securely to staff and household teams
  • Empower trusted individuals without compromising control and oversight
  • Enable financial independence for children within clear limits and parental controls
  • Manage lifestyle and payments through one secure hub
  • Streamline approvals and reduce back-and-forth admin
  • Consolidate oversight across properties, people, and accounts
  • Centralise documentation supporting household expenditure

Users

  • Family offices
  • Principals and family members
  • Household staff and assistants
  • Professional advisors and external partners

Top Features

  • Family & Staff Wallets
  • Instant Wallet Transfers
  • Customised Spending Controls
  • Authorised Access Management
  • Control Hub (Overview, Reporting, Reconciliation, Invoice Docs)
  • Delegated Payments
  • Wallets for Younger Family Members
  • Payment Cards
  • Payment Devices and Wearables
  • Unmatched Limits
  • Streamlined Digital Onboarding
  • 24/7 Human Support
  • Dedicated Compliance Team
  • Lifestyle Assistance & Global Concierge
  • Exclusive Global Events
  • Preferential Travel Benefits

Reporting & Control

  • Real-time spend visibility
  • Transaction overview
  • Invoice and document storage
  • PDF & CSV data export
  • Role-based access for advisors, accountants, and PAs
  • Detailed user audit reports

Security and Technology

  • Available on iOS and Android
  • Cloud-native architecture (GDPR compliant)
  • Apple Pay, Google Pay, Fitbit, and Garmin Pay compatible
  • PCI DSS and ISO 27001 compliant
  • White-label ready
  • Secure, cloud-based hosting
  • End-to-end encryption across all transactions and document exchanges

Use Cases

  • BOBO provides tailored financial solutions for high-net-worth families, managing household expenses and urgent personal requests with a focus on security and efficiency.


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  • Consolidated reporting
  • Portfolio management
  • Accounting
  • Governance
  • Compliance
  • Trading
  • Data aggregation
  • Risk management
  • Impact/ESG reporting


  • Holistic, aggregated single source of data
  • Automated cash & trade transaction tools
  • Comprehensive user report library
  • Ad-hoc custom reporting
  • Easily-accessible mobile platform
  • Dedicated client service team
  • Integrated partnership accounting & general ledger
  • Security & integrity of your data


  • All marketable and non-marketable assets
  • Bankable assets
  • Private equity
  • Real estate
  • Rare collectibles (e.g. luxury cars, boats, high-value jewellery)


  • MiFID II
  • GDPR
  • AIFMD
  • UCITS


  • Yes

Technology
Security

  • Available on iOS and Android
  • Cloud-native architecture (GDPR compliant)
  • Apple Pay, Google Pay, Fitbit, and Garmin Pay compatible
  • PCI DSS and ISO 27001 compliant
  • White-label ready
  • Secure, cloud-based hosting
  • End-to-end encryption across all transactions and document exchanges

Type Of Software

  • SAAS

Integrations

  • Not at present

Mobile App

  • Yes


  • Serviced software


  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Anti-fraud programs & IT security team
  • Three-tiered network architecture with redundant firewalls and DMZ layer
  • Network intrusion detections systems.
  • Regular network- and application-level penetration tests
  • Anti-virus practices at network, app and database levels
  • Several limits to employees’ ability to see and manage client data
  • Dedicated fraud prevention and investigations unit


  • Linux
  • Java


  • We interact with a variety of external vended software and send data (once authorized by the client) daily. Existing connectivity can be confirmed on request.


  • Yes